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Newspaper
Shoshone Journal
Location
Shoshone, Idaho, United States of America
Date
Jul 05, 1918
Page
3
The war shrinks rural phone coverage in Owensville as people joke about busy lines. Messages reference Red Cross work and farm tasks, showing community life amid shortages. A Saturday drill scene ends with a blunt exchange over a lost belt. A judge notes a female entertainer contrasted with cheap dancers.
A light exchange about a humble garden reveals pride in small blooms and neighborly humor. The joke plays on farmyard rivals as chickens snub the plot, highlighting rural wit and shared bedevilments.
In hot weather weak stomachs suffer after meals with pain, nausea, and heartburn. A tested remedy EATONIC promises quick relief by neutralizing stomach acids and restoring appetite. The piece also notes the Montgomery County Historical Society plans to move an 1784 grist and sawmill to Elmwood Park in Norristown, preserving pioneer work and machinery.
A brief humorous item notes a Boston Transcript remark on romance and value, musing about finding a man who loves for the person rather than wealth. It references a phrase about “about how much” and a coined term Trpecune-Fim, signaling a playful, clipped society column tone.
Chartie recalls that Mattie did not entertain guests with performances but sang the entire evening, focusing on music rather than entertainment. The exchange echoes a lively social moment where song defined the gathering.
Advertisement notes Cuticura Soap and Ointment for soothing and healing skin. Claims free samples from Cuticura Dept X Boston. Prices listed Soap 25 cents Ointment 25 and 50 cents. Also discusses meaning of Maru attached to Japanese ship names and a sailor’s explanation.
Demigration to Brazil from 1908 to 1910 totaled 926,282 with Portuguese migrants leading at 854,820. Germans 33,578 Austrians 21,843 French 9,207 Russians 49,477 and Turco Arabs 481,534 also listed. A Daylight Scorner notes a fiery Bee satire. The Ant quips that rising earlier would avoid a fight.
Washington Amerten reports the second draft lottery held June 27, showing the draw order and registration numbers. The chart explains how numbers map to a five class system based on questionnaires and official classification to be mailed, with final placement determined by the call number. Corrections will be issued once the official list is printed in Washington.
A vintage adish fragment touts Freezone as painless and inexpensive for corns with a cheap druggist tag offer. It also reports a Cincinnati expert’s use of spent brewery yeast, processed into Merilith powder for industrial shaping and polishing applications, as described in Popular Science Monthly.
A fragment from the Evening Transcript features a terse exchange about a dealer, a parrot that knows many words, and a hint of unseen language. The dialogue hints at disapproval and odd euphemisms in a tense social moment.
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